Figure Drawing In Charcoal – Sarah Bixler Friday | 9/9-11/17

Figure Drawing In Charcoal

Sarah Bixler received a Drawing and Painting BFA from the University of Washington in 2011. She teaches drawing and painting classes at Winslow Art Center on Bainbridge Island and at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle. She enjoys early mornings and simplifying everyday objects into geometric shapes.

There will be a $2 material fee, to cover additional supplies purchased by instructor

Will discuss in class:

View finder

Plumb line/skewer

Fine point click-eraser

12” clear gridded ruler

Drafting tape

Hb pencil: 2b pencil, 4b pencil

Sand paper block

Scissors

Glue stick

Ball point pen

Compressed charcoal and white chalk

Charcoal pencils, assorted

Drawing paper

We will learn a flexible anatomically-rooted approach to working from the model. Using a combination of abstraction, applied anatomy, and perspective we will learn the framework we need to approach both longer and shorter figure drawings. Mediums will include graphite and charcoal.
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